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Secretary Mike Leavitt and Assistant Secretary for Health John Agwunobi spoke about National Flu Vaccination Week, the availability of flu vaccinations, and reminded the public that it was n…

Dr. John E. Niederhuber was sworn in as the 13th director of the National Cancer Institute. Phillip Sharp spoke about the importance of the NCI, and challenges thatit will face in the future…

At the 98th annual meeting of the National Governors Association, the Health and Human Services Committee presented a forum on the state of health care and education in the United States. Ch…

The Special Committee on Aging heard testimony on the administration’s plans for a potential influenza pandemic. Witnesses focused on the threat posed by the Avian Flu, a report of human to …

Secretary Leavitt testified about the fiscal year 2007 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Social Security and Medicare trustees will talk to reporters about their trustees report. They talked about the long-term forecasts for the funds, policy to meet the needs of future gene…

Secretary Leavitt talked about threats posed by disease pandemics and government preparations for emergency response to such outbreaks. He talked about various past pandemics and the potenti…

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Secretary Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt, and Secretary of Interior Gale Norton spoke to reporters about threats to the U.S. posed by an avian flu…

Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt spoke at the American Medical Association’s fourth annual National Advocacy Conference about physician leadership in public health. He foc…

The National Governors Association held its annual winter meeting. The focus of the meeting was on the chairman’s “Healthy America” initiative. The opening plenary session, “Creating Healthy…

Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt talked about the President’s Health and Human Services budget for fiscal year 2007, focusing especially on Medicare. The guest responde…

Secretary Leavitt and other health officials spoke to reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2007 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Medicare and the U.S. Centers for …

Secretary Leavitt testifies about Bush administration’s proposed fiscal year 2007 federal budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Topics included Medicaid and the new drug be…

Secretary Leavitt announced plans for a transformation of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, one of the seven uniformed services, in order to increase the number of o…

Secretary Leavitt gave a speech on “Leadership and Health Disparities: Improving the Quality of Care for all Americans.” He talked about minority health care issues, including quality dispa…

The Health and Human Services Department held a forum for state and local officials to discuss pandemic preparedness planning. Among the topics addressed were threats posed by the avian infl…